Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 13,097, Aaron Francis, Mass.

SERVICE
NUMBER
Mass
Francis Aaron
S13097
Carded
CONTENTS

Paid at the Treasury under the Act of the 6. April 1838 from 4 March to 4 Sep. 1840. Agents Notified 4 June 1841
W. W. Clancey July 21 1858
20890 New York Aaron Francis Wednesday 60 in the State of New York was a private in the Comp y commanded Captain Ely of the Regt t commanded Col. Brown in the War of 1812 for 4 months
inscribed on the Roll of New York the rate of 3 Dollars 75 Cents per annum commence on the 14th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 10 day of Oct r 1833 and for the S. Boston Connecticut
Arrears to the 14th of Jy 33 $ 12 Semi-annual allowance ending 4th Mo 36 13 $90
Revolutionary Claim, rejected June 7, 1832.
Recorded by Col. Clancey Clerk Book ( ) Vol. 9 Page 108

Declarations, in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 —
State of New York } County of Madison } ss
In this 8th day of Decem- ber in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and thirty now, personally ap- peared in open Court before me judge of the Court of Common Pleas in the County of Madison & State of New York, Mark Sitting, Nathan Francis , a resident of the Town of Linnex in said County of Madison aged 67 years, who being first duly sworn according to law doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7. 1832 —
That he entered the Service of the United States under the following named officers & served as herein stated: — That he was born on the twenty first day of April in the year Seventeen hundred & fifty five in the Town of Landerfield in the State of Massachusetts. That he has a record of his age now in his house a record transcribed from his father's family record that he was living in the Town of Westfield County of Hampshire State of Massachusetts at the several times he enlisted as hereafter mentioned. That he continued to reside in the State of Massachu- setts four or five years after the Revolution moved into a residence for the last forty one years in the State of New York. that he resided a short time in the State of Connecticut before he moved into the State New York. that he now resides in the Town of Linnex in the County of Madison and State of New York. That in the fall of Seventeen hundred & seventy nine he voluntarily enlisted into the military Service of the United States. that he enlisted in the Town of Westfield aforesaid into the com-
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formed under the command of a Captain from the said County of Cambridge whose name deponent cannot recollect that the company was raised for the purpose of going to the Can- ada - that he enlisted for the term of three months that he with the company marched to Albany where news came that the Siege in Canada was raised & he remained stationed in Albany until he was dischar- ged from his term - that in the month of August Seventeen hundred eighty he en- listed the second time for the term of three months that he enlisted in the said town of Westfield into a company & under the command of Captain Edmund Ely of Springfield in Massachusetts - that as he believes he enlisted to go to West Point - in the State of New York but his company received or- ders to go to Great Barrington in Massachus- etts & from there to Albany that his company staid three or four days in Albany & then marched up the Mohawk river in fort Mon- mouth there is Palatine in the State of New York that he with his company was left in the vicinity of the Mohawk river guarding the inhabitants until about a fortnight before the expiration of his said term when they marched to Stone Arabia in the said County of Tryon where they were garrisoned until the time before the expira- tion of his term - when he and his company & a regiment under Colonel John Brown were ordered out to check the march of the British (who were marching up the Mohawk river) until General Van Rensselaer could join them & then they were to engage with the British that they met the British had a brief engagement Col. Brown was killed & they retreated to the fort of Stone Arabia that on the second day after returning to the fort he & the remaining part of the Regiment

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were discharged that the officers he testifies of his company were Capt. Eliz. 1 st Lieut. Martin Smith 2 nd Lieut. Gideon Styles and Sergeant by the name of Hinkle another Jacob Noble that his company for the said term of three months were detached & sent with other forces until united at Stone Arabia as afore said. that in Seventeen hundred & eighty one in the month of August he marched again for the said Mohawk river under another enlistment for the term of three months that he enlisted in the said term of Westfield under Captain Samuel Trol. of Granville in the said County of Hampshire that he marched first to Albany & from there to Fort Plain that from there he went with his company to Fort Herkimer on the Mohawk where they were stationed to guard the inhabitants & country that he served his term at the Fort Herkimer until discharged that the Regiment was commanded by Colonel Merina Willet Officer in his company which he can recollect were Capt. Eliz. 1 st Lieut. Luke Day 2 nd Lieut. Martin Smith, one Sergeant James. That he never received any written discharge from the Service
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That he does not know of any person living that was in the Service at either term with him neither does he know of any of his officers living that he has no documentary evidence of his services that he was a volunteer in his services that the following persons are also living in his neighborhood who can testify to his character for truth & veracity vizt. Daniel Lykes, Jonathan Bush, Ezra Walker, Elijah Gleason, Abial Fuller, Joel Safford, Noah Stevens, Reuben Dandridge, Ezra D. Van Lozer, Dea. Pro. Spencer, Gen. Ichabod C. Spencer, Jonathan P. Phillips, Reuben Perkins
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That the first & second terms of his service his brother Simon  Francis was in the Ser- vice with him, that his said brother is not now living, that he has one brother now a pensioner whose name is Thomas  Francis , but said Thomas was not in the service with him. That he has been in the Military Service of the United States in the time of the Revolu- tion, was under three regular enlistments as a private soldier of three months each making in the whole nine months - And he hereby relinquishes all & every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present & declares that his name is not on the pension roll of the agency of any State.
of the agency of any interest and sum to the day a year after said A. J. Sloan Clk. Aaron Francis
W. Rodgers, Adams residing in the town of Lenox in the County of Berkshire, and Gideon Rogers & residing in the same place hereby certify that we are well acquainted with Aaron Francis who has inspired and sworn to the above declaration that we believe him to be fifty seven years of age, that he is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the revolution and that we concur in that opinion. In witness & whereof the said y have hereunto set our hands. W. L. Hoan Clk. Rogers Adams Gideon Rogers
and the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogations prescribed by the war department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary

Soldier and served as he therein states And the Court further certifies that it ap- pears to them that Adger Adams who has signed the preceding cer- tificate is a clergyman, resident in the said town of Lenoir and that Gideon Raymond who has also signed the same is a resident of the same place and is a credi- ble person and that their statement is enti- tled to credit
I Andrew S. Sloan Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas of the County of Madison do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of Aaron Francis for a pension, & that Simon Dempster before whom the affidavits here- to annexed were taken is a justice of the peace of said County and duly authorized to administer oaths. That I am acquainted with his hand writing & believe the signature to said affidavits of his name to be genuine in testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & seal of office this 18th day of October A.D. 1835
A S Sloan Clk.

State of New York Madison County town of Ledy
ss: Sarah Hubbard, of the said town of Ledy, being duly sworn deponeth & saith that she is the sister of Aaron Francis the petitioner that she is older than the said Francis, that in the time of the revolutionary war, deponent in the said Francis was resident in the state of Massachusetts, that the said Francis as the deponent believes in the year one thousand eight hundred & one went into the military service of the United States, that in each of the said years the said Francis served the term of three months, and further that she recalls that the said Francis was absent three months in the year one thousand one hundred & one, and from her recollection that he was in the military service of the United States that the said Francis went into the service & returned with the exception of deponent's brother, that he has several times that the said Francis performed military service in the United States, & Francis in the time of the revolution - for the term of the three years, from the year one thousand eight hundred & one to nine hundred & four.
Subscribed & sworn to before me this 6. July A.D. 1832
J. D. Dyer
A sister of the bearer of the said town of Ledy

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(Aaron Francis Madison county New York)
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WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office.
183
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjoined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will show what is necessary to be done. Those points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Aaron Francis, Madison county, N.Y.
   Period when the service was rendered Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period Evidence by which the declaration is supported   Years. Months. Days.     Enlisted 1779 3 Private Capt Ely Lieut. Clarke Lt Col Brown Brandywine Albany 67 New York   do 1780 3 Albany 67   1781 3 Capt Bell Col Miller Fort Plain  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS,
Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service, but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this _____ day of _____ personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of _____ in the county of _____ and State, Territory or District of _____ aged (c) _____ years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) _____, with _____ and served in the _____ (e) regiment of the _____ line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers, the time he left the service, (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers,) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service, the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [If this form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of _____
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of _____ of the Court of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this _____ day of _____ &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the _____ and C. D. residing in (the same) _____, who has hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with _____, who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be _____ years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the _____
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the _____ and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, _____ Clerk of the Court of _____ do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of _____ for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this _____ day of _____ &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following (m) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons, one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity, in which case the declarant will follow the rule and down for his good time.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served, otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposes and saith that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his services, but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned, below, and in the following grades: For year months and days, I served as a For months and days, I served as a and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid, according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , is too indefinite, and all such qualifying expressions are objectionable. Some persons who apply for pensions merely state that they served two years in the militia, &c. without specifying the time, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served, the duration of each term of engagement, the particular place or place, where the service was performed, that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority, that he was either in the field or in garrison, and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[1] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and time to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[2] The notes from [a] to [i] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule in note [1] applies to continental troops only.
[3] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[4] If a witness must be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[5] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

Rev.1513 War Section.
Ans
June 7, 1928.
M. R. Emerson, 915 West 4 th Street, Los Angeles, California.
Sir:
I advise you from the papers in the Revolutionary War pension claim, S. 13087 , it appears that Aaron Francis was born April 21, 1753 in Sandersfield, Massachusetts.
While residing at Westfield, Hampshire County, Massachusetts, he enlisted and served as a private with the Massachusetts Troops, as follows:
In the fall of 1779, three months, no officers stated; from in August, 1780, three months in Captain Edmund Eley's Company, Colonel John Brown's Regiment and was in the battle of Stone Arabia; and from in August, 1781, three months in Captain Samuel Trel's (?) Company at Fort Herkimer under Colonel Marinus Willett.
He was allowed pension on his application executed October 8, 1822, while a resident of Lenox, Madison County, New York.
It is not stated that soldier was married.
Respectfully,
COPIED BY ADY
WINFIELD SCOTT, Commissioner.

Reuben
13.097 INVALID.
File No. 13.097
Aaron France
Dis New Mar
Act: June 1 th 82
Index:—Vol. _____, Page _____
[Arrangement of 1870.]

Aaron Francis
Declaration of his pension affidavit
18128
Thos O'Brien Atty
Canastota Madison County, State of New York

State of New York, ss: Moses Francis of the town- Madison County ss: of Linnax in the said County of Madison being duly sworn saith that he is brother to Aaron Francis in the declar- ation hereunto annexed mentioned, that this de- ponent well recollects of the said Aaron's going into the Military Service of the Unit- ed States at three several different times during the Revolutionary war that from the best recollection and belief of deponent the said Aaron enlisted into the Service of the United States in the year eighteen hundred and seven for the term of three months, that deponent well recollects said Aaron's going & returning but cannot say from facts where the said Aaron served at his enlistment but believes he went to Blooms- bury in the State of New York, and that he and said Aaron were then residents of the (then) town of Westfield in the County of Hampshire and State of Massachusetts that in the year following that he saw the said Aaron again in the year eighteen hundred and eight the said Aaron enlisted the second time into the Ser- vice of the United States for the term of three months, that he enlisted in the said town of Westfield and marched into the State of New York, that deponent well recollects said Aaron's enlistment, his absence from the said town, & his return at the expiration of the same. And further this deponent recollects that in the year eighteen hundred and nine, and (as he believes) said Aaron en- listed the third time into the Service of the United States for the term of three months that he enlisted in the said town of Westfield and again marched as deponent believes for & into the State of New York, that de- ponent well recollects said Aaron's enlistment and going into the Service the said Aaron then, his absence from the said town, & his return

As to precise days or months defendant can not recollect - And further that said Row has been considered & reported a revolutionary soldier, and to the revolution in which he has been in the service of the United States under the said several enlistments for the time of nine months & further
Subscribed & sworn this 3 rd day of September 1882 before me J. D. [unclear]
Alfred Francis
And I certify that the said Alfred Francis is to me personally known to be a good, credible witness. J. D. [unclear]
To the Honorable Lewis C. Davis Secretary of the Navy Sir: I will please direct your attention to the above evidence & will (in my opinion attorney) at Canastota, Madison County State of New York. H. H. Sweet John [unclear] Ph. B. Burrows
Oct. 31. 1882 -

TREASURY DEPARTMENT,
Second Comptroller's Office,
May 25 th , 1841.
Sir:
Under the act of the 6th of April, 1838, entitled "An act directing the transfer of money remaining unclaimed by certain Pensioners, and authorizing the payment of the same at the Treasury of the United States," Aaron Francis, — a Pensioner on the Roll of the Albany P.M. Agency, at the rate of Thirty — Dollars and — Cents per annum, under the law of the 18 th June 1839, has been paid at this Department, from the 1 st of March, to the 4 th Sept. 1840.
Respectfully yours,
William Lloyd [Signature] Comptroller
To the Commissioner of Pensions,
Present.

Simeon Francis is the one in Congregational
O. W. Glyn Sherburne, N.Y.
July 12, '38.
Concerning a pension for Mrs. Camp
Respectfully referred to Comm. of Persons. Dept. B. L. St. H. L. S. July 16, 1838, Ch. of F. & H.
Respectfully referred to the Hon. Secretary of the Interior. Dear Deputy } July 15, 1838 }
July 26th 1838 W. H. L.

Sherburne New York July 12 / 58
Mr Secretary Dear Sir at the Request of Mrs Camp I write your honor these few lines. Mrs Camp is an old lady Dr Kerry's book. & she thinks that she is entitled to a pension belonging to her father he served as a Soldier in the Revolutionary War. There was three Brothers —
State of Conn. Simeon Francis
Thomas has it is dead Crown his. Thomas Francis Conn
They were of the State of Conn. Francis now Dear Sir if your honor will be so condescending as to search the Records & send her a line so that she can know how to commence you will do her no small favor. The old lady is a very respectable Woman & very poor. & we are placed into this world for no other purpose than to help one another. & letting be found loving so when we are called here where no one returns
Sherburne N.Y.,
Mrs Camp By P.W. Glynn

M. R. EMBERSON 915 W FOURTH ST LOS ANGELES
22 Aug 1921
Pension Bureau, Washington, D C
will you please send me copy of application of pension of
Aaron Francis, who was living in 1840, with his son Aaron, in Java Twp. Genesee county, N Y.
( listed in list of Pensions of 1840).
I want what family history there is.
M R Emberson